Abbotsford News, April 11, 2013

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Parking and neighbourhood environment among residents’ concerns Alex BUTLER Abbotsford News

Residents of the Horn Creek Trail area came out to oppose a plan to build two 26-storey towers on Gladwin Road at a public hearing on Monday. About 100 community members attended the hearing, with residents speaking against a bylaw zoning amendment for the residential and commercial development at 3068 Gladwin Rd., between George Ferguson Way and Maclure Road. The developer is seeking a group of bylaw amendments that would allow for a mix of commercial, residential and office space on the site, as well as reduce the parking requirements on the

site by 13 per cent. The site concerned by the high density would contain about 900 resi- of the development, which will dential units on a 9.6-acre be 10 times higher than the parcel. neighbouring homes. Joyce Harrison, who lives Donna Martin, a neighin one of the existing bouring resident, said 17-storey Regency Park the city’s zoning bylaw O E VID INE already allows for limited towers on Gladwin, ObNynLews.com encouraged council “not parking spots and reducab to trade trees for towers,” ing that number will be a saying that the Horn Creek problem. area is a “green-space gem.” Kevin O’Shea said he was not Paul Bradbury, who resides opposed to development, but in a neighbouring townhouse, asked council to consider propprovided council with a peti- erties in downtown Abbotsford tion with 75 signaand on tures in opposition to South the proposal. He said he is

Fraser Way as more appropriate for high-density projects. Several people also complained that the towers would block their views. Colin Hogan, the project’s architect, said he was pleased to see community members engaged with the project, but he wanted to clear up some misconceptions. Hogan said the site was previously rezoned to allow for six towers, a plan that was approved but put aside when the developer ran into financial difficulties. He said the current proposal from the developers – Ron Funk

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Twin 26-storey towers on Gladwin Road between Maclure Road and George Ferguson Way are depicted in this artist’s illustration.

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